u can bet ur life that if toronto was in the scf they would be labeled canada's team
and like 2011 every other candian fan would cheer against you
Just wondering what some of the residents in the GTA think of all the non GTA Jays fans with 0 ties to Toronto. I for one have no problem with the long time out of town jays fans, but all the people that jumped on the bandwagon, not so fond of. I believe the Jays should be Toronto's team. If the Leafs were in the Cup finals being only Canadian team left, we would not be called Canada's team. Should swing both ways.
For those that are ok with this,
Would you be ok if they were named The Canada Blue Jays?
I think the main problem is that it should be Toronto's team, not Canada's. Then I would have no problem with all bandwagoners.
You forget that they couldn't be named that when they joined the league. The Montreal Expos were also a Canadian team. They won't change the name now.
The Jays are marketed as Canada's team and considered as Canada's team, not just Toronto's team, by the Blue Jays themselves.
They are Canada's team, enough said.
Without question this is one of the dumbest posts I've ever read on this site.
There's a difference between having a location crisis like LAA and giving the prefix of "Canada" to what was the second of two Canadian teams at the time of the 1977 expansion. One is odd while the other is nonsensical. Even you should be able to see that.Of course the name can change, remember the California Angels? What are they called now?
The issue is people who float from one team to another or just show up and care when teams are good. I don't really appreciate new Jays fans (who aren't kids) who have no idea who Roy Halladay was, and look at you like you were insane for cheering for the Phillies the year he pitched the no-hitter in the playoffs. I hope these people become long-term fans, but I am somewhat sceptical.Why don't you appreciate bandwagon fans? How do you know how long a fan has been a fan? Is there a minimum required?
If there is an award for dumbest thread topic for the year I nominate this thread.
Just wondering what some of the residents in the GTA think of all the non GTA Jays fans with 0 ties to Toronto. I for one have no problem with the long time out of town jays fans, but all the people that jumped on the bandwagon, not so fond of. I believe the Jays should be Toronto's team. If the Leafs were in the Cup finals being only Canadian team left, we would not be called Canada's team. Should swing both ways.
For those that are ok with this,
Would you be ok if they were named The Canada Blue Jays?
I think the main problem is that it should be Toronto's team, not Canada's. Then I would have no problem with all bandwagoners.